Police dog captures suspect who robbed good Samaritan: cops

A Warren Township man faces robbery and other charges after he stole money from a good Samaritan who had just given him money, and then was captured by a police dog who bit his leg.

Chester A. Biggs Jr., 39, of the 33000 block of North 2nd Avenue, Warren Township, was charged with robbery, theft, striking a police animal, criminal damage to property and two counts of resisting a police officer and was being held on $50,000 bail in Lake County jail Monday, according to Sgt. Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident took place on July 1 just after 3 a.m. at a motel in the 31000 block of Route 45 in Fremont Township. When deputies arrived a 25-year-old Mundelein man said he was approached by another man who asked for money. The victim said he gave the man some money and then the man grabbed more money from the victim’s hands and fled the area, according to Covelli.

The victim chased the suspect for a short time and then called 911. Deputy John Forlenza and his K9 partner Dax arrived and began to track the suspect, ending up in a nearby backyard where the suspect was found but he refused to cooperate, Covelli said.

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Dax bit the suspect on the leg as he tried to escape after a robbery/

Dax bit the suspect on the leg as he tried to escape after a robbery/ (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Biggs allegedly tried climbing a fence to escape and that is when Dax bit the suspect on the leg. Biggs allegedly hit Dax before the suspect was subdued and transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville for treatment of a bite wound on his leg, according to Covelli.